The accessory nerve provides motor function (movement) to two muscles essential to neck and shoulder movement, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the trapezius, as well as to the larynx (voice box) and ...

3 Institute of Anatomy, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany Background: The abducens nerve (AN), our sixth cranial nerve, is responsible for the innervation of the lateral rectus muscle of ...

Sometimes called the abducent nerve, the abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). This nerve has only a motor function and lacks a sensory function. Along with the oculomotor nerve (CN III) ...

Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks of early ...

Cranial nerve function varies depending on the type of nerve. Generally speaking, these nerves control your motor skills in your face and trigger sensations (tasting, smelling, hearing, feeling ...

The patient was referred to ophthalmology, where he was diagnosed with sixth cranial nerve (abducens) palsy and referred for an MRI of the head and CT angiogram of the head and neck, the authors said.

A 67-Year-Old Woman with Alternating Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy The case description for a Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital appears below. What is the diagnosis? Cast your vote.

Your sixth cranial nerve sends signals from your brain to your lateral rectus muscle. Unlike the other cranial nerves, it’s not supported by the dural wall of your sinuses.

Stress Buster The vagus nerve—a bundle of fibers that run from the brain stem and fan out around the body—is the impresario of our involuntary background processes and organ functions.

Occurrence of 3rd and 6th cranial nerve palsy, bilateral 7th cranial nerve palsy, worsening of cranial nerve palsy after improvement, and occurrence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with cranial ...